Standing Bear

Standing Bear

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Biography

Standing Bear was a Ponca chief and Native American civil rights leader who successfully argued in U.S. District Court in 1879 in Omaha that Native Americans are "persons within the meaning of the law" and have the right of habeas corpus, thus becoming the first Native American judicially granted civil rights under American law.

Books by Standing Bear
My People the SiouxMy People the Sioux
The Extraordinary Life and Works of Luther Standing BearThe Extraordinary Life and Works of Luther Standing Bear
The Essential Works of Luther Standing BearThe Essential Works of Luther Standing Bear
My People The Sioux. IllustratedMy People The Sioux. Illustrated
My Indian BoyhoodMy Indian Boyhood
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Quotes by Standing Bear

"Man's heart away from nature becomes hard."

Standing Bear

"There is one God, and He made both Indians and white men. We were all made out of the dust of the earth."

Standing Bear